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10 events,frff.eventive.org This year the Frozen River Film Festival (FRFF) will be celebrating 20 years of bringing documentary films and filmmakers to Winona. The festival begins Sunday, February 9, (You can still get home in time to watch the Super Bowl!) and runs through Sunday, February 16. This year’s event will feature the World Premiere of… 
Climate Sensitive Birds of Southeast Minnesota, an exhibition featuring the work of Barbara Schwenk. frff.eventive.org This year the Frozen River Film Festival (FRFF) will be celebrating 20 years of bringing documentary films and filmmakers to Winona. The festival begins Sunday, February 9, (You can still get home in time to watch the Super Bowl!) and runs through Sunday, February 16. This year’s event will feature the World Premiere of… frff.eventive.org This year the Frozen River Film Festival (FRFF) will be celebrating 20 years of bringing documentary films and filmmakers to Winona. The festival begins Sunday, February 9, (You can still get home in time to watch the Super Bowl!) and runs through Sunday, February 16. This year’s event will feature the World Premiere of… frff.eventive.org This year the Frozen River Film Festival (FRFF) will be celebrating 20 years of bringing documentary films and filmmakers to Winona. The festival begins Sunday, February 9, (You can still get home in time to watch the Super Bowl!) and runs through Sunday, February 16. This year’s event will feature the World Premiere of… frff.eventive.org This year the Frozen River Film Festival (FRFF) will be celebrating 20 years of bringing documentary films and filmmakers to Winona. The festival begins Sunday, February 9, (You can still get home in time to watch the Super Bowl!) and runs through Sunday, February 16. This year’s event will feature the World Premiere of… frff.eventive.org This year the Frozen River Film Festival (FRFF) will be celebrating 20 years of bringing documentary films and filmmakers to Winona. The festival begins Sunday, February 9, (You can still get home in time to watch the Super Bowl!) and runs through Sunday, February 16. This year’s event will feature the World Premiere of… frff.eventive.org This year the Frozen River Film Festival (FRFF) will be celebrating 20 years of bringing documentary films and filmmakers to Winona. The festival begins Sunday, February 9, (You can still get home in time to watch the Super Bowl!) and runs through Sunday, February 16. This year’s event will feature the World Premiere of… 
Ellen Mcdonah is an artist/author of “One Woman’s River A Solo Source to Sea Paddle on the Mighty Mississippi”.This art exhibit/sale showcases her recent watercolor, pastels, and oil paintings created within the last two years. Her mission is to create inspiration about the beauty outdoors.
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A group showing by 17 artists who come together for inspiration, camaraderie and to create art. |
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9 events,Due Tuesday, March 31 @ 11:59 PM Calling All Playwrights! Got a story itching to hit the stage? Theatre du Mississippi wants your original one-act play for our 2026-2027 Playwriting Competition! Full guidelines and submission details: tdmwinona.org/apply
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Pianist Deanne Mohr will present a solo recital featuring works by Toru Takemitsu, Johann Sebastian Bach, Clara Schumann, and Robert Schumann. The performance will take place on Tuesday, March 31 in the Dufresne Performing Arts Center Recital Hall at Winona State University at 7:30 pm. Admission is free. |
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Come out to Elmaro on Saturday, April 4th to hear and enjoy the band, Patina from 1:00 to 4:00pm. Patina plays a mix of traditional and contemporary Celtic, folk, and original instrumentals and vocals.
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Bell House Band returns to Cafe Congo for a concert benefiting the Winona Food Shelf on April 4. The Bell House Band plays Americana, folk, and original music on guitar, bass and mandolin. Band members are Connie Dretske, Bob Stuber and Jim Armstrong. |
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As part of First Tuesday, the continuing Laureate Writing Series, Heid Erdrich will read from her recent poetry at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse on April 7th at 7 pm. A Q&A and book signing will follow the reading. The evening will close with an Open Mic that is open to one and all. This event… |
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Preston Lawing is back for a 3 Day Workshop for Color Reduction Printing at the Winona Arts Center April 8, 15, 22 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. |
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Explore the basic “ins and outs” of gel plate image transfers with Winona graphic designer, Terri Lieder. 
With determination (and a bullhorn), retired professor Peter Michaels is on a mission to save the loons of Lake Winnipesaukee, who are dying in record numbers. Meanwhile, 19-year-old Sarah struggles to make ends meet by cleaning cabins. Over the course of a summer, the unlikely pair slowly builds trust across a generational divide, encouraging each… |
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Every year Sugarloaf Community Theatre presents 24-Hour Theatre and every year the end results are a surprise and a blast! If you’d like to get in on this compressed rush of adrenaline, there are two ways: 1) sign up to be an actor. That’s it. No auditions. If you’re 12+, sign up and you’re IN.…
With determination (and a bullhorn), retired professor Peter Michaels is on a mission to save the loons of Lake Winnipesaukee, who are dying in record numbers. Meanwhile, 19-year-old Sarah struggles to make ends meet by cleaning cabins. Over the course of a summer, the unlikely pair slowly builds trust across a generational divide, encouraging each… |
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With determination (and a bullhorn), retired professor Peter Michaels is on a mission to save the loons of Lake Winnipesaukee, who are dying in record numbers. Meanwhile, 19-year-old Sarah struggles to make ends meet by cleaning cabins. Over the course of a summer, the unlikely pair slowly builds trust across a generational divide, encouraging each…
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Join Cheri Bunker and Create your own Spirit Journey Doll at the Winona Arts Center April 11, from 12:30pm to 3:30pm.
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Ryan Picone Quartet brings Hot Club Jazz rooted in the spirit of Django Reinhardt to the Winona Arts Center on April 11 at 7:00. Coffeehouse and gallery open at 6:00 Tickets: $20/advance $25 door Music Mart & Eventbrite Cash bar for wine/beer |
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Sunday, April 12 1:00-3:00 Tibetan Singing Bowls with Joan Fila $15 suggested donation Winona Arts Center is pleased to welcome back Joan Filla and her Singing Bowls Meditation. This is a Free Event but you must register at Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tibetan-singing-bowls-tickets-1984984518128?aff=oddtdtcreator) as this event is limited to 40 people. There is a suggested donation fee of…
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Join us for an afternoon of storytelling and perspectives as we showcase eight original scripts by six regional playwrights. This afternoon brings together a mix of established and emerging voices, offering a range of styles and themes presented as staged readings. Audiences will have the opportunity to experience new works in development, connect with local… 
November 9 | 3:00 pm Winona Middel School December 13 | 11:00 am Central Lutheran Church April 12 | 3:00 pm TBD The Winona Brass Band open their 32 nd season with a Fall Concert on Sunday November 9 at 3:00 pm in the Winona Middle School Auditorium. The performance features selections suggested… |
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Join Lisa Douglas at the Winona Art Center for a 2-Day Workshop April 13 and 20 to learn basic weaving techniques, practiced in easy-to-finish projects. |
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Preston Lawing is back for a 3 Day Workshop for Color Reduction Printing at the Winona Arts Center April 8, 15, 22 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. |
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November 13, December 11, March 5, April 16 4:30 and 7:00 each day Minnesota Marine Art Museum The Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) is pleased to announce the return of Water Music: Chamber Music at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, presented in partnership with the Winona Symphony Orchestra. Now entering its fifth season, Water Music…
November 13, December 11, March 5, April 16 4:30 and 7:00 each day Minnesota Marine Art Museum The Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) is pleased to announce the return of Water Music: Chamber Music at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, presented in partnership with the Winona Symphony Orchestra. Now entering its fifth season, Water Music… |
6 events,RAA member Steve Schild is one of 25 poets whose work will be featured in a juried poet-artist collaboration at Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery, 418 Levee St., Red Wing. The poems and visual art they’re paired with will be on display at an opening reception at the gallery from 5:30-8 p.m. on Friday, April…
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RAA member Steve Schild is one of 25 poets whose work will be featured in a juried poet-artist collaboration at Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery, 418 Levee St., Red Wing. The poems and visual art they’re paired with will be on display at an opening reception at the gallery from 5:30-8 p.m. on Friday, April…
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The Winona Arts Center in conjunction with FRFF presents the Hungarian film, The Four Souls of Coyote, on April 17 at 7:00. Doors & gallery open at 6:00. Cost for this film is $10 and there will be a Q & A following the film. |
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Join Lisa Douglas at the Winona Art Center for a 2-Day Workshop April 13 and 20 to learn basic weaving techniques, practiced in easy-to-finish projects. |
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Preston Lawing is back for a 3 Day Workshop for Color Reduction Printing at the Winona Arts Center April 8, 15, 22 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. |
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Billy X Curmano & Mai'a Williams with special guest Rowan Emmanuel in a collaborative performance. |
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The Winona Arts Center welcomes The Cafe Accordion Orchestra on Saturday, April 25 at 7:00 Coffeehouse & Gallery open at 6:00 Tickets $25/adv $30/door Wine/beer cash bar
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‘Forever Young’ – 80’s Prom Missed your dream prom or want to relive it but this time on your terms? Here’s your chance to party like it’s 1985 – neon lights, big hair, and all the retro vibes you crave. And the best part? You get to come with your partner or spouse (not your… |
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Sandbar Storytelling Festival invites the public to an afternoon of Irish Stories on Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 pm as part of the Cafe Congo series. Originally scheduled for St. Patrick’s Day weekend and postponed due to the blizzard, Sandbar Storytelling Festival is pleased to welcome Terry Visger, offering tall tales and folklore from the… |
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Doing More (for Less): Free, Cheap, & Easy Strategies to Jumpstart Disability Inclusion, with Scott Artley, CPACC, hosted by SEMAC For individual artists, culture bearers, and arts organizations in SEMAC’s region To Learn More and Register: https://semac.org/calendar/workshops/ https://forms.gle/Uakp31oR6fN9Wm3p6 |
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A fun, relaxing, floral inspired drawing class that is non-representational with no right or wrong! It has been referred to as Yoga for the Brain! |
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Get Inked Up at the Winona Arts Center on Saturday May 2 for our Mother’s Day Free Ink Event. Join us for a fun and free day of printmaking during 2 printing sessions: Family and Friends 10am to 12:30pm and Adults only 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
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Winona Symphony Orchestra and WSU Concert Choir to Perform May 2 The Winona Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Erik Rohde, and the Winona State University Concert Choir, directed by Colleen Chester, will perform a joint concert on Saturday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church. The program will include works by Robert Fuchs,… |